Ballinasloe
Co. Galway • 270 stories • Since 24 Apr 2026 • Latest 30 Sep 2026
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Artists Reimagine Traditional Tractor Parades for Culture Night Late in Ballinasloe
Witness Appeal – Serious Injury Road Traffic Clonberne, Co. Galway, 22nd August, 2026
Galway TD Criticizes New Derelict Property Tax as Too Narrow
Two people hospitalised after M6 collision near Ballinasloe
Planning
Planning decided...: 2661169
Garryduff CLONTUSKERT BALLINASLOE for dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services...
Planning application finalised: 2561572
Liscappul , Ballinasloe , Co. Galway for dwelling house, domestic garage/shed, proprietary treatment system & percolation area and associated works
Planning further information: 26105
Castelgar East , Ahascragh , Ballinasloe of revised fully serviced private dwellinghouse and revised private store with waste water treatment system on revised site to include all associated site works
Planning decision made: 2661052
Cloonkeen (Ffrench) , Newbridge , Ballinasloe to construct a new dwelling house with wastewater treatment plant, polishing filter domestic garage & all associated site work
Planning decision made: 2661352
Caltraghlea , Ahascragh , Ballinasloe to construct a new dwelling, domestic garage, effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated works (Revised plans to previously approved Planning permission REF; 21/1406)
Latest by Date
30 Sep 2026 latest- planningPlanning record updated: to construct a new dwelling house with wastewater treatment plant, polishing filter...
- planningPlanning record updated: for dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and all...
- planningPlanning record updated: to construct a new dwelling, domestic garage, effluent treatment system and...
- planningPlanning record updated: for dwelling house, domestic garage/shed, proprietary treatment system &...
- planningPlanning record updated: of revised fully serviced private dwellinghouse and revised private store with...
- planningPlanning record updated: to extend and refurbish an existing 2 storey building, demolish existing single...
- planningPlanning record updated: for the; 1. Construction of a light industrial and commercial two-story building to...
- planningPlanning record updated: to extend and renovate their dwelling house, remove existing septic tank, install a...
- planningPlanning application received: of existing 2 bay calf shed & for permission to construct a four bay double...
- planningPlanning record updated: for; 1. conversion of the existing detached garage into a 1no. single-occupancy...
- planningPlanning application received: for the proposed extension to the existing 40 metre lattice tower providing...
- planningPlanning application received: for the demolition of the existing substandard dwelling house; construction...
Recent updates
Rendered 02 Oct 2026
Planning record updated: of revised fully serviced private dwellinghouse and revised private store with waste water treatment system on revised s
Source status: NEW APPLICATION → FURTHER INFORMATION; Decision due date: 2026-10-14 → not supplied
Gerry & Breda Sammon
File ref: 26105 · Galway County Council
30 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Ahascragh
Planning record updated: to construct a new dwelling house with wastewater treatment plant, polishing filter domestic garage & all associated sit
Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: N/A → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-09-25
Dwayne & Louise Hopkins
File ref: 2661052 · Galway County Council
30 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Planning record updated: for dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and all associated services
Source status: NEW APPLICATION → Decided...; Council outcome: not supplied → Decided...; Decision due date: 2026-09-03 → 2026-10-05
Noreen Brock
File ref: 2661169 · Galway County Council
30 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Planning record updated: to construct a new dwelling, domestic garage, effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated works (R
Source status: Decided... → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: Decided... → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-09-22
Sean Murphy
File ref: 2661352 · Galway County Council
30 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Ahascragh
Planning record updated: for dwelling house, domestic garage/shed, proprietary treatment system & percolation area and associated works
Further information received: 2026-07-10 → 2026-06-26
Jamie Kelly
File ref: 2561572 · Galway County Council
30 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
News
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Witness Appeal – Serious Injury Road Traffic Clonberne, Co. Galway, 22nd August, 2026
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a serious injury road traffic collision that occurred at Ballyedmond, Clonberne, Ballinasloe on 22 August 2026. The incident involved a single-vehicle collision at around 10:00pm. The front passenger, a male juvenile in his teens, is in Beaumont Hospital Dublin with serious injuries and remains in critical condition. Three rear seat passengers, also male juveniles, were taken to Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe as a precaution. A technical examination was conducted by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Anyone with information, including those with camera or dash-cam footage from the area between 9:30pm and 10:30pm on 22 August 2026, is urged to contact Ballinasloe Garda Station, the Garda Confidential Line, or any Garda Station. This is a witness appeal.
25 Aug 2026 · An Garda SíochánaAlso covered in: Hospital
Galway TD Criticizes New Derelict Property Tax as Too Narrow
Galway East TD Louis O'Hara has criticized the government's proposed derelict property tax for excluding rural areas, warning it will leave thousands of derelict buildings unaddressed. He highlighted the Shannon Oaks Hotel in Port Tumna as a prime example of long-term dereliction.
Louis O'Hara
17 Jun 2026 · galwaybayfm
Also covered in: Oranmore
Planning
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Planning record updated: to extend and refurbish an existing 2 storey building, demolish existing single storey extensions at
Source status: NEW APPLICATION → WITHDRAWN
Joe & Aine O Halloran
File ref: 2661563 · Galway County Council
30 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Planning record updated: for the; 1. Construction of a light industrial and commercial two-story building to include agricultural maintenance wor
Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
Pariac Dwyer Limited
File ref: 2661585 · Galway County Council
30 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Planning record updated: to extend and renovate their dwelling house, remove existing septic tank, install a wastewater treatment plant, polishin
Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION; Site address: Gallagh, Castleblakeney Ballinasloe Co. Galway → Gallagh Castleblakeney, Ballinasloe Co. Galway
Tom Higgins & Emma O'Brien
File ref: 2661371 · Galway County Council
28 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Planning record updated: for; 1. conversion of the existing detached garage into a 1no. single-occupancy communal dwelling unit. Works include in
Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
NUA HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD
File ref: 2661368 · Galway County Council
25 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: of existing 2 bay calf shed & for permission to construct a four bay double slatted cattle shed & fo
John Donoghue — Cooloo Moylough Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. of existing 2 bay calf shed & for permission to construct a four bay double slatted cattle shed & fo...
John Donoghue
File ref: 26255 · Galway County Council
25 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Moylough
Planning application received: for the ;(a) decommission of existing septic tank & install a new wastewater treatment systemwith a
Brenda McDonagh — Lissanacody Eyrecourt, Ballinasloe Co. Galway. for the ;(a) decommission of existing septic tank & install a new wastewater treatment systemwith a ...
Brenda McDonagh
File ref: 26249 · Galway County Council
24 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Eyrecourt
Planning application received: for the demolition of the existing substandard dwelling house; construction of a new dwelling house and increasing the s
Kenneth Booth and Sarah Daly — Creeveroe (Ffrench) , Newbridge , Ballinasloe. for the demolition of the existing substandard dwelling house; construction of a new dwelling house and increasing the set back distance; construction of a garage; replacement of the existing septic tank system and Installation of a treatment system and percolation area; retention and completion of the existing driveway…
Kenneth Booth and Sarah Daly
File ref: 2661601 · Galway County Council
24 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: for the proposed extension to the existing 40 metre lattice tower providing new overall height of 47.5 metres, the remov
Planning Team Towercom — Cappataggle , Ballinasloe , Co. Galway. for the proposed extension to the existing 40 metre lattice tower providing new overall height of 47.5 metres, the removal of the existing 47.5 metre guyed tower, the relocation of equipment transferred from the existing 47.5 metre guyed tower to the proposed extended lattice tower and the addition of new telecommunications…
Planning Team Towercom
File ref: 2661606 · Galway County Council
24 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: to construct a private dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, and ancillary site develo
Applicant — Gortbrackmoor , Ahascragh , Ballinasloe. to construct a private dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, and ancillary site development works
File ref: 2660137 · Galway County Council
24 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Ahascragh
Planning record updated: of slight alterations to dwelling, alterations to domestic garage to that granted under planning reference number 001434
Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: N/A → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-09-16
Christy Flynn
File ref: 2660688 · Galway County Council
23 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Planning record updated: for the demolition of existing dwelling house, proposed new dwellinghouse, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system
Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: N/A → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-09-16
Liam Shaughnessy
File ref: 2660818 · Galway County Council
23 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Planning record updated: to construct a four bay slatted cattle shed and four bay machinery shed
Source status: FURTHER INFORMATION → WITHDRAWN; Withdrawal recorded: not supplied → 2026-09-15
John Donoghue
File ref: 26160 · Galway County Council
23 Sep 2026 · Galway County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Moylough
Politics & TDs
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Martin Daly TD asked the Minister for Public Expenditure: Flood Relief Schemes
Asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Ballinasloe flood relief scheme, including proposed interim flood protection measures for Derrymullen and Sarsfield Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Martin Daly
Constituency: Roscommon-Galway · Party: Fianna Fáil
07 Jul 2026 · Oireachtas
Martin Daly TD asked the Minister for Public Expenditure: Flood Relief Schemes
Asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Ballinasloe flood relief scheme; the projected timelines for progression beyond stage 1 scheme development and design; and when residents in affected areas including Station Road and Sarsfield Road can expect flood mitigation works to commence.
Martin Daly
Constituency: Roscommon-Galway · Party: Fianna Fáil
28 May 2026 · Oireachtas
Martin Daly TD asked the Minister for Enterprise: Planning Issues
Asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA’s application for planning permission for a factory on its green-field site at Creagh, Ballinasloe; the expected timeline for approval and the works to make the site investment-ready; and the further steps that are planned to attract enterprise investment once permission is secured.
Martin Daly
Constituency: Roscommon-Galway · Party: Fianna Fáil
28 Apr 2026 · Oireachtas